North Huish
Village in Devon, England
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North Huish is a village, civil parish, former ecclesiastical parish and former manor in the South Hams district of Devon, England. The village is situated about 8 miles (13 kilometres) south-west of the town of Totnes. Avonwick is the largest village in the parish,[1] Avonwick was only named that in 1870 and parts were previously part of different parishes until the late 20th century.[2] The parish had a population of 360 in the 2001 census.
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  North Huish Location within Devon | |
| Population | 360 (2001 census) |
| OS grid reference | SX7156 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church, the parish church built in the 14th century, is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[3] It was declared redundant on 1 March 1993, and was vested in the Trust on 10 August 1998.[4]
Manor
Historic estates
Within the parish are situated various historic estates including:
- Norreys,[8] a seat of the le Norreys family until the reign of King Edward III (1327-1377),[9] when the heiress married Sir John Fortescue (fl.1422) of Shepham,[10] Captain of the captured Castle of Meaux, 25 miles (40 kilometres) north-east of Paris, following the Siege of Meaux during the Hundred Years' War.
- Boterford.[11]
- Black Hall, a seat of a junior branch of the Fowell family of nearby Fowelscombe[12] in the parish of Ugborough.
